Dee Vantree-Keller, P.C., lawyers in Hampton, VA, Virginia

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON WHERE PROHIBITED

In some states, a person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a weapon where prohibited if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses a firearm, an illegal knife, a club, or a prohibited weapon on or within a certain number of feet from certain premises. Such premises include schools or educational institutions, polling places on the day of an election, courthouses, racetracks, secured areas of airports, or correctional institutions. More...

Judicial Notice

Judicial notice is the knowledge or recognition that a fact is true without evidence to support its truth. An example of a fact that a court may take judicial notice of is that the sky is blue. Most people know and understand that the sky is blue and no proof is needed to establish that the sky is blue. More...

THE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION PROCEDURES ACT

When the federal government prosecutes a criminal offense that may involve the use or disclosure of classified information, the prosecution is required to be conducted in accordance with the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA). A federal prosecutor is responsible for taking reasonable precautions against the unauthorized disclosure of classified information during the trial for the offense. This responsibility applies when the government is intending to use classified information in its case or when a defendant is intending to use classified information in his or her defense. More...

AMENDING INDICTMENTS & INFORMATIONS

An amendment is a change to an indictment or an information, which has the effect of correcting any defects in the indictment or the information. The amendment changes the wording of the indictment or the information so that it will not be subject to a defendant's motion to dismiss or motion to quash. More...

PROSECUTION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Members of the United States military are subject to a court martial when they commit offenses that are prohibited by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Offenses under the UCMJ may be offenses that are either federal crimes, such as drug offenses and theft of government property, or they may be offenses that become federal offenses because they are committed on a United States military installation. More...